Wi-Fi connections can make using an Android phone a more robust experience. If those wireless connections aren't working, here are some Wi-Fi troubleshooting tips for users with Android phones.
When you need to connect to a wireless network from your Android phone, you can usually open the settings, select the network, and you're off and running. In the rare instances when wireless doesn't cooperate, there are tricks you can use to troubleshoot the issue. These Wi-Fi troubleshooting tips are listed in order of the simplest to the most complicated fix.
Power off
The first thing you should try is to power off your Android phone, remove the battery, leave the battery out for about 30 seconds, replace the battery, and power the phone back on.
Power-cycle wireless
My phone has retained a previous IP address from another wireless connection before and applied it to the current wireless. That's fine if the address scheme is the same and there is no address conflict, but that is not usually the case. You can try turning off wireless and then turning it back on by following these steps:
1. Tap the Menu button on your handset.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless and Network from within the Settings menu.
4. Tap Wi-Fi settings from the Wireless and Network menu.
5. In the new screen, uncheck Wi-Fi to turn it off.
6. After Wi-Fi is turned off, tap the entry again to turn it back on.
Forget the network
If the previous method does not work, you might need to have your Android device forget the network and then re-add it. Here's the catch: Your Android device cannot forget a wireless network that is within range, so you will need to get out of range of the network and then do the following:
1. Long press the listed network you want to forget.
2. Tap Forget Network.
3. Get back within range and wait for the network to automatically show up.
4. Enter the network password to join.
Your Android phone should have a new address and be working as you would expect.
Check the wireless password
Wireless passwords (hopefully) change from time to time, but when they do, your phone can't automatically update. In order to manually change your wireless password, follow these steps:
1. Be out of range of the network in question.
2. Long press the wireless network you need to configure.
3. Tap Change Network Settings.
4. Enter the new password in the resulting screen (Figure A).
5. Check the Show Password box. (I always like to check the Show Password box to make sure I am entering the correct password in my mobile device.)
6. Tap Save when you know the password is correct.
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When you need to connect to a wireless network from your Android phone, you can usually open the settings, select the network, and you're off and running. In the rare instances when wireless doesn't cooperate, there are tricks you can use to troubleshoot the issue. These Wi-Fi troubleshooting tips are listed in order of the simplest to the most complicated fix.
Power off
The first thing you should try is to power off your Android phone, remove the battery, leave the battery out for about 30 seconds, replace the battery, and power the phone back on.
Power-cycle wireless
My phone has retained a previous IP address from another wireless connection before and applied it to the current wireless. That's fine if the address scheme is the same and there is no address conflict, but that is not usually the case. You can try turning off wireless and then turning it back on by following these steps:
1. Tap the Menu button on your handset.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless and Network from within the Settings menu.
4. Tap Wi-Fi settings from the Wireless and Network menu.
5. In the new screen, uncheck Wi-Fi to turn it off.
6. After Wi-Fi is turned off, tap the entry again to turn it back on.
Forget the network
If the previous method does not work, you might need to have your Android device forget the network and then re-add it. Here's the catch: Your Android device cannot forget a wireless network that is within range, so you will need to get out of range of the network and then do the following:
1. Long press the listed network you want to forget.
2. Tap Forget Network.
3. Get back within range and wait for the network to automatically show up.
4. Enter the network password to join.
Your Android phone should have a new address and be working as you would expect.
Check the wireless password
Wireless passwords (hopefully) change from time to time, but when they do, your phone can't automatically update. In order to manually change your wireless password, follow these steps:
1. Be out of range of the network in question.
2. Long press the wireless network you need to configure.
3. Tap Change Network Settings.
4. Enter the new password in the resulting screen (Figure A).
5. Check the Show Password box. (I always like to check the Show Password box to make sure I am entering the correct password in my mobile device.)
6. Tap Save when you know the password is correct.
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